COVID-19 is responsible for the death of 1,328,048 people worldwide, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) Tuesday.

More than 55,022,350 individuals worldwide have been infected with coronavirus.

These numbers only reflect a part of the actual number of cases, as several countries do not have accurate testing capabilities.

Monday, 7,810 additional deaths were recorded, while 529,892 new cases were counted worldwide.

The countries that recorded the largest number of new deaths were the United States (1,008), France (506) and Italy (504).

The United States is the country most affected by the number of deaths from COVID-19, with 247,229 deaths out of 11,206,054 cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University census. 

The countries most affected by the coronavirus following the US are Brazil (166,014 deaths out of 5,876,464 cases); India (130,519 deaths out of 8,845,127 cases); Mexico (98,861 deaths out of 1,009,396 cases) and the United Kingdom (52,147 deaths out of 1,390,681 cases).

Belgium has the largest number of deaths relative to its population, with 124 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Peru (107), Spain (88) and Argentina (79).

To date, China has officially counted (not including Macau and Hong Kong) 4,634 deaths out of 86,361 cases, with 15 new cases between Monday and Tuesday, while 81,374 people have recovered.

As of Tuesday, The Latin American and Carribean regions recorded 425,308 deaths out of 12,101,300 cases. As for Europe, 342,547 deaths were recorded out of 14,901,097 cases.

The combined number of deaths announced from the US and Canada reached 258,227 deaths out of 11,531,906 cases.

Asia recorded 183,066 deaths out of 11,531,906 cases; the Middle East recorded 70,321 deaths out of 2,965,005 injuries, Africa recorded 47,638 deaths out of 1,987,747 cases and Oceania recorded 941 deaths out of 30,052 injuries.

Due to the amendments made by the national authorities to the numbers or their delay in publishing them, the numbers that are updated during the last twenty-four hours may not correspond accurately with the previous day’s outcome.